Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-28

we saw he has given satisfaction to the
great mass of all parties who yotedtor MN,
and elected him to that position. And II
the press of this district had the pluck Of
their convictions they would endorse TINS
to a man.-liltOR Star.
THE Star should pause y moment
Judge MCGNNIs is still living and will
doubtless continue to survive whatever at
tack has been made upon him. At least
he seems to be presiding Just as ably as
ever over his circuit.
ROYAL BEN BUTLER, one OF the jollieSt
all around old demagOguesin the world, has
a lengthy interview in the St. Louis RepHb-
Hcaa-the General is visiting st. Louis on
professional busineSs-and gives his views
with characteristic zeSt. lie BELIEVES in
getting rid of the surplus by a pension
system that would draw SlO,OOO,OO Nh a
month-and adjusted in this way:
1 would grade the pension according to
the term Of service. For instance, give
three-months' men, s. a month; twelve
months men Sl2; ~twO-years' men, $40;
three-years' men, $50; and tOur-years' men,
SD. This would take about $4,000, OOOa
month. and would be the eyenest and best
way of getting the money IN circulation.
We have now $500, OOO, 900 locked up IN
the treasury vaults. What is it there for
What good is it doing? People say 1t must
be kent there to meet the demands OF our
creditors. Why not send it out among the
people? IL will GET back to the treasury
in the natural course of events. Ii will so
into every city, town and hamlet in the
country, and will 90 among the people
The butcher and the baker, and the u
SHOEMAKER will get some OF it.. 1t will 90
through the hands OF the people before 1t
gets to the banks.
It will trouble FORAKER TO cap this.
Hdrper's Weekly demands q progress OF
reform" and fears the Democratic party
will not give it.. Ii says that while re-
form is not to be expected nom either
party as at present constituted, the larger
number OF positive friends OF reform are
not in the Democratic party As to the
Democratic party's leSninGs Harp0's
Weekly can only guess and the guess 1t
gives seems to he 4 wild one. The Demo
cratic party mas a record OF reform that
goes back OF H1rper's Wsskiy many q year.
But, to keep 10 the present, or as the
party is at present constituted, the
Democracy elected tn. first reform Govern
OF of New York q few years ago and the
first reform President OF the United States
in lSS4 within the memory of the young
men who cast their first votes then. The
Democratic party is the party OF the PeO-
pie and OF the Constitution, Others have
come and gone but 81 long rs our Tree
government stand Just 20 long will stand
the Democratic party. IL has represented
aud ALWAYS will represent the people and
the people wiH continue to set Their re-
forms through u.
POINTS FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
The Democratic party has yet one great
task to accomplish before it can go before
the country with the expectation ot re-
ceiving the commentator. We'll done,
good and faithful servant"
That task IL Ia reduce hs 'c" tr'r''
The party has made two attempts to do
this and both have been failures. Failures
for want of a proper understanding before
hand. This presents a very serious aspect
OF affairs. The time Is approaching when
the Democratic party will have to 90 be
fore the country on the merits of its deeds.
The Presidential campaign for 1SSS il al
most upon us. Is the Democratic party,
which carried the country three years ago,
to 90 into that contest with the burden Of
an unperfOrmed duty resting upon 1t:
Are the people to 20 to the polls in ISIS,
with a treasury still bursting with money
needlessly taken from their pockets under
an oppressive Republican policy, adopted
years ago? IL must not be thought OF. 1t
would weaken the splendid record OF
President CLEVELAND whose Administers
ton has shown a yigor in its conduct OF
foreign affairs, II its work OF rebuilding
the navy, and in its treatment of the pub
lie land question that contrasts strikingly
in its favor with the apathy Of its RePub-
Ecan predecessors on these subjects.
To 20 before the country with its pledge
to reduce the war taxes unfulalled would
place it under IA serious disadvantage, and
give our enemies something to talk about.
1t will not satisfy the country to eX-
plain that the Democratic majority N the
House was divided on the tariff question
that the high protection Democrats
sulked-and that this is Why nearly $780,
600, eco a year of unIgsded money, taken
from the pockets vt the people, continue
to pour into the United States treasury.
The fact remains that the Democrats have
been in power, asthe Republicans will say,
if nothing is doBe to stop the tiOw of I'M
needed monty into the treasury. Not one
distinctly Democratic revedue measure
has been passed. The country is Demo
cratic. A majority OF the States are in
the hands OF the Democratic party. There
is q Democratic administration in power
at Washington. The House Of Represen-
tatives in the late Congress was Demo
cratic, and the next Que will be, and yet
the country is still living under the Re
publican war tax pOlicy-the people con-
tinue practically under Republican rob
berry. The ascendant party is enduring
the humiliation of being rebuked by
Republicans Tor not being able 10 dis
enthrall the people from the bondage left
behind by the Republican party.
There remains one opportunity for the
party in power 70 do its duty. A new
congress will meet in December-a con-
gress which will inaugurate the next pre-
sident. \ reduction in the public reye-
nues may be made at the first session; but